Comments on: The Case Against Bike Laneshttp://urbanvelo.org/the-case-against-bike-lanes/
Bicycle culture on the skids.Sun, 22 Mar 2015 17:26:10 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1By: The Great Debate: Vehicular vs. Segregated Cycling : Beezodog's Placehttp://urbanvelo.org/the-case-against-bike-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-113817
The Great Debate: Vehicular vs. Segregated Cycling : Beezodog's PlaceFri, 07 Sep 2012 12:36:06 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-113817[...] of a city that has invested a significant amount of resources in developing bicycle infrastructure (and maintaining it), and it now estimates that around half of the daily commuting in the city is done by bike. Other [...]
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The Great Debate: Vehicular vs. Segregated Cycling | Commute by BikeTue, 28 Aug 2012 19:16:42 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-112241[...] of a city that has invested a significant amount of resources in developing bicycle infrastructure (and maintaining it), and it now estimates that around half of the daily commuting in the city is done by bike. Other [...]
]]>By: muhua33http://urbanvelo.org/the-case-against-bike-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-14435
muhua33Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:41:43 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-14435I agree with terry. Bike lanes take you out of the road and out the consciousness of drivers. I ride everyday commuting and training and I have changed my regular route because of the addition of a bike lane. My bike is a vehicle and I have the right to use the road. I think drivers need to be educated of that fact and cyclists need to educated on proper riding skills. There are just too many studies that segregating the road is bad for cyclists. I am all for more people riding but there are skills you need to have before head out a traffic filled road.
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ZekeFri, 22 Jan 2010 16:38:38 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-14373In my city we dont have much on street parking and IMO I prefer a bike lane wherever I can get one. They really help my gf feel comfortable too. I feel that the white line moves drivers over naturally, reducing the “didnt see you” rearend accidents as well as making me less in the way of speeding cagers. I personally feel comfortable in a traffic lane and dont NEED a bike lane but still prefer to have more. Obviously properly designed lanes with consistent/adequate width need to be required by design standards.
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terryWed, 20 Jan 2010 20:05:05 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-14326here in Boulder the bike lanes are abused by the riders, or just end abruptly, and if there ISN’T a lane, motorists tend to feel you should not be riding there. I am against lanes / “paths”, and feel awareness and proper etiquette by motorists and cyclist alike is the key, not a lane that allows cyclist to ride 2-abreast, thereby disrupting traffic flow even more, and generally fueling the fires of hatred toward riders everywhere
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RickMon, 18 Jan 2010 16:20:33 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-14275I would love to have more bike lanes here in Cleveland. I understand thry’re not a cure all, but they make motorists aware of us out there.
]]>By: Chelseahttp://urbanvelo.org/the-case-against-bike-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-14270
ChelseaMon, 18 Jan 2010 10:09:27 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-14270here in Austin a pothole will appear in the bike lanes and nobody will repair them in a timely manner. So I have to take a full unrestricted lane because the holes and debris in the bike lane will destroy the tires on my fixie. I dont like riding on poorly maintained bike lanes when I ride fixed since the feedback from my rear wheel becomes annoyingly uncomfortable.

If you want to see stupid bike lane width in Austin go to South Congress Ave. slightly north of the Ebhart intersection the width drops down to 3 inches before promptly slamming you into a non reflective guardrail that is flush with the solid white line. If it wasn’t for the fact I run 2 high-powered headlights at night I wouldn’t have dodged the guardrail that came out of nowhere and I would have slammed into the rail at 42 mph on a beach cruiser since a steep downhill going southbound leads right into the rail.

What makes it worse is I will get harassed buy cagers when I don’t use a bike lane simply because I refuse to use bike lanes that are in the door zone, full of debris, full of cracks, holes and bumps. Or the pavement will be so uneven and flirting with gutters that it would be suicidal to use that bike lane at my cruising speed of 22 mph.

]]>By: Kandihttp://urbanvelo.org/the-case-against-bike-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-14264
KandiMon, 18 Jan 2010 02:53:26 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-14264The bike lanes in my city are littered with tree debrie. I guess that’s what you get when you live in Riverside, California – a tree city. So, the tree fall-off gets the bike lane and I take the road and wear my yellow jacket so I will be seen. And here I thought we had street sweepers.
]]>By: Barryhttp://urbanvelo.org/the-case-against-bike-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-14263
BarrySun, 17 Jan 2010 21:36:06 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-14263So, this is really mis-titled as “the case against bike lanes.” I was another vehicular cycling vs. segregated bike facilities screed. Instead, its the an article against poorly designed bike lanes. Everyone hates those. The one on my main route to work, for instance goes from the gutter to the sidewalk to disappearing completely to back to the street and never leaves parking zone let alone the door zone. Still when it’s not there, drivers seem to feel free to buzz by as close as possible.

I think even bad infrastructure is better than none at all.

]]>By: sabhttp://urbanvelo.org/the-case-against-bike-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-14248
sabSun, 17 Jan 2010 06:19:41 +0000http://urbanvelo.org/?p=13333#comment-14248oh my god do I HATE bike lanes, I’m in NYC, and yeah right in the door zone. So I ride on the outer white line, which is where I’d ride if the lane wasn’t there. Frankly the safest place is right in the middle of the lane, cars should only pass just like they pass other cars, in the in coming traffic lane. The only problem is I get into huge fights with people even if I’m feet away from the car ahead of me, they just can’t stand when a bike is in the middle, even though it’s not effecting them. Summertime I often get passed, then they slam on their breaks to try and get me to hit them, then rev up behind me, the harassment is really starting to get to me. The worst fights, I’m usually on the shoulder, they just don’t like that bikes exist.
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